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Nils Frahm & Anne Müller

Fans of the Berlin based Nils Frahm are by now familiar with his beguiling live shows where more often than not fellow touring artists are encouraged to join Frahm on stage — the likes of Rachel Grimes, Rob Lowe of Balmorhea as well as label colleagues Peter Broderick and Ólafur Arnalds have all obliged with fascinating results. It will come as no surprise then that Nils Frahm, an accomplished composer and producer who signed to Erased Tapes in 2009, has extended his collaborative live musings to encompass the recording studio, working for the first time with noted cellist and fellow Berliner Anne Müller to produce 7fingers.

With their first collective release Frahm and Müller have built a world where contemporary classical composition and electronica collide, creating an intoxicating and delicious collection of songs. Primarily a pianist, Nils Frahm provides evidence with 7fingers that he can effortlessly turn electric throwing in loops, samples and glitches to accompany and showcase Müller on cello. Anne Müller, a renowned musician noted for her work with the Wolf-Ferrari-Ensemble, Phillip Boa and touring with Agnes Obel, proves an amp musical partner for Frahm.

The two musicians continued to develop their collaborative project with a score for British choreographer Adrienne Hart’s Neon Dance production The Intention — premiered live at Radialsystem Berlin in 2013. The same year also saw Anne make her solo debut with the piece Waltzer für Robert which was commissioned for the label’s 5th anniversary box set, entitled Erased Tapes Collection V.

As the recognition continues to grow for Nils Frahm’s solo piano works, this collaborative release sees a new side to the composer as he embarks on a detour into strings and glitchy beats alongside the estimable Anne Müller.